The pressures Lucy is under feels powerful, immediate, and true - her journey of self-discovery will strike a profound chord with readers."- Publishers Weekly, starred review a deeply real and sympathetic character, and that dimensionality extends to the rest of the cast. * "Zarr doesn't waste a word in this superb study of a young musical prodigy trying to reclaim her life. * " really, truly gets inside her characters' minds and shows us what makes them complex human beings - their faults, fears, and hopes.This is a mellifluous novel about rekindling joy - in music, in the everyday, and in the beauty around us."- Booklist, starred review I love how Sara Zarr can make you laugh and cry on the same page, and I think this is her best book yet."- James Dashner, New York Times bestselling author of The Maze Runner (Metro New York) "This book has so much depth and character that it stays with you like actual memories. It's about family, and letting them in, no matter how hard it can be."An elegant novel.Zarr vividly develops the title character, illuminating Lucy's teenage insecurities, her close and fractious friendships and the coming-of-age realization that she can pursue her dreams on her own terms.A rewarding journey for readers."- The New York Times Book Review It's about the people in life and how perfect they can seem on the outside, but are not so at heart. How she realizes that when something you love is tainted, you just have to paint over it to make it new again. The Lucy Variations is a book that redefines you realizing yourself- it is one girl's struggle to reclaim her one true love, and her lessons along the way. It is only when he comes in, does Lucy realize that the life she made for herself after quitting is not one that matters at all in the face of music! The book opens with Lucy performing CPR to her brother's piano teacher, who sadly passes away, leaving the Beck-Moreau family desperate for a new teacher (How can Gus be ready for the showcase that is only a few weeks away, if he has no teacher?) which is when they hire Will, a young, friendly, cute but married man, who wants to help Lucy become all she can be. Then after a horrible tragedy in her family, and a betrayal, she feels like she just can't handle it all anymore, and walks out of a showcase, bringing down the curtains on a show that shouldn't have ended, leaving her brother, Gus(tav), to bear the family burden.
Lucy Beck-Moreau had it all - a well-to-do family, looks and even a career - sold out performances anywhere in the world from Prague to New York - her future was set - and all of this before she turned 14!
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